cucumber raita

cucumber raita is yet another very simple and easy side dish to be made in the fasting season. cucumber raita is simple, quick and a lovely dish to be had with samvat rice accompanied with aloo chaat or jeera aloo or any other vrat recipe.

as far the list of raitas are concerned, my favorite is mango raita, boondi raita and pineapple raita. i do like cucumber raita too, especially for its cooling properties in the hot months.

rains have vanished and its becoming hot in goa…. so soon… i miss the rains and the cold and cloudy weather. so now you guys will see many cooler recipes on the website.

now coming back to the cucumber raita, all you need are some cucumbers, curd, and cumin seeds powder, chaat masala and rock salt or black salt. thats it… adding red chili powder is optional and only if you want some spice and heat in the raita.

the cucumber raita can be had as an accompaniment with some sabzi or rotis. even great with dal-rice. you can also have the raita as a dip with fresh, roasted or baked veggies.

again some folks squeeze out the water from the grated cucumber and then add it to the curd. i do not squeeze out the water and directly add the grated cucumber to the curd for nutritional reasons.

you might also love to check these raita recipes: pineapple raita, easy mango raita and beetroot and carrot raita.